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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Fwd: New Laptop ideas
by scrapo＠saswatabanerjee.com 18 May '09

18 May '09

-----Original Message----- From: "Dinesh A. Joshi" <dinesh.a.joshi(a)gmail.com> Subj: Re: [ILUG-BOM] Fwd: New Laptop ideas Date: Mon May 18, 2009 1:36 am Size: 1K To: "GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India" <linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in> Mehul Ved wrote: > Hi, > I have no idea about the current available options. If you know > about the available models which he can look for please reply back. > Thank You. Ask him to go in for a C2D Machine with 6-8 Gigs of RAM with a P8600 or better processor and an Intel GMA4500 chipset or better. This is a very power efficient and cool ( as in temperature ) platform. If he wants a more mature platform ask him to go in for a C2D with GMA X3100 chipset with 4 Gigs of RAM. This runs a bit hotter ( not so much though ) and is power efficient as well. With this chipset he should get a T8300 processor. It packs a punch. Since he needs something portable and light ( and sturdy ) he should try lenovo ( Though my personal experience has been bad I'm still recommending it purely because I feel it was a one off incident ). If not, Dell would give him the best returns on his investment. If money is not a worry, he should go in for a Mac Book Pro. Don't go for mac unless he is sure the specialised maths software he wants to use is going to run on mac os - Dinesh -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Fwd: New Laptop ideas
by scrapo＠saswatabanerjee.com 18 May '09

18 May '09

If he wants dell, let him go to dell.co.in otherwise there are many guys in lamington road who can give what you want. I took from solution 360. They will get you models u want. Compareindia.com is also a good place. It gives u ability to shortlist based on parameters and then compare features n price. However don't necessarily look for pc with higher ram. U can take less ram and upgrade to 4 gb on ur own. Buy ram from any external source. That way u will have better choice of models saswata banerjee -----Original Message----- From: Mehul Ved <mehul.n.ved(a)gmail.com> Subj: [ILUG-BOM] Fwd: New Laptop ideas Date: Mon May 18, 2009 1:57 am Size: 1K To: "GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India" <linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in> Hi, I have no idea about the current available options. If you know about the available models which he can look for please reply back. Thank You. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Aditya Sengupta <apsengupta(a)gmail.com> Date: Mon, May 18, 2009 at 1:16 AM Subject: New Laptop ideas To: Mehul Ved <mehul.n.ved(a)gmail.com> Hey Mehul, I'm considering getting a new laptop- small and light with a 2 to 2.5GHz processor, 3GB RAM and 250GB HDD. I might be doing some intense numerical work on it- MATLAB/SCILAB and such. I went over to a Croma outlet today to have a look at a few laptops, but every single one had Vista preinstalled. No option to get one with Linux or without an OS. Even Acer, which I had bought earlier with Linux preinstalled, doesn't allow you to buy one without Vista any more. At Croma at the very least. Is there any place that you, or your friends know of where I can look into for options on buying something along the lines of the config I've mentioned? Any store-names (in Mumbai)/websites would be helpful. I've Googled around a bit but I'm mostly just getting US specific results for Dell. Thanks Aditya -- Dyslexics have more fnu. - http://kingsly.net/tmp/fortune.php/1242364116 -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers

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Fwd: New Laptop ideas
by Mehul Ved 18 May '09

18 May '09

Hi, I have no idea about the current available options. If you know about the available models which he can look for please reply back. Thank You. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Aditya Sengupta <apsengupta(a)gmail.com> Date: Mon, May 18, 2009 at 1:16 AM Subject: New Laptop ideas To: Mehul Ved <mehul.n.ved(a)gmail.com> Hey Mehul, I'm considering getting a new laptop- small and light with a 2 to 2.5GHz processor, 3GB RAM and 250GB HDD. I might be doing some intense numerical work on it- MATLAB/SCILAB and such. I went over to a Croma outlet today to have a look at a few laptops, but every single one had Vista preinstalled. No option to get one with Linux or without an OS. Even Acer, which I had bought earlier with Linux preinstalled, doesn't allow you to buy one without Vista any more. At Croma at the very least. Is there any place that you, or your friends know of where I can look into for options on buying something along the lines of the config I've mentioned? Any store-names (in Mumbai)/websites would be helpful. I've Googled around a bit but I'm mostly just getting US specific results for Dell. Thanks Aditya -- Dyslexics have more fnu. - http://kingsly.net/tmp/fortune.php/1242364116

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Linux Meet !
by IPS Khurana 17 May '09

17 May '09

Hi Friends Long Time no Linux Meet/Event of Launch Pls confirm date n venue if at all is there any..in mumbai Bye Inder

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Linux Meet !
by IPS Khurana 17 May '09

17 May '09

Hi Friends Long Time No Linux Meet/Event or Launch... Pls confirm the date n venue if at all is there any..in Mumbai bye Inder

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Sending bulk emails to registered users - Sendmail
by Richard Correia 15 May '09

15 May '09

Hi, We are using sendmail on our centos 5.2 server. We have a registered panel of more than 2,00,000 users. I need to send one email to all of them. I have written a PHP script to send email one by one. Do I need to take any special care? I have sorted all email ids by domain. Please let me know. Thanks, Richard Correia ZiZaTech.com

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Browsing Security
by Rony 13 May '09

13 May '09

Hello, My family members were checking some information on google using the laptop loaded with Lenny. After some time, they got a message saying that there was a lot of trojan and 'blah blah' infection in their system and they should immediately protect it by clicking on the link provided. They called me up to ask what to do and I asked them to simply cancel it and close the window. However the window was persistent and would refuse to close. It even came to a stage where it wanted to download some exe file to protect the computer. Finally after a lot of clicking, the windows finally closed. I asked them to restart the system and clear all browsing history. After that no window has popped up in the next use. Now this is common in Windows where such popups from infected websites will download a spyware that is actually a virus disguised as an anti-virus. Getting such viruses out of the Windows systems is a real pain. They disable all admin commands too. However my worry is the persistent window that refused to go in Linux. This is mostly due to javascript enabled in the browser (Iceweasel). Luckily it was an exe file that was trying to get in and it would be useless for the Linux environment. What happens if it is a linux compatible script? Will the javascript enabling allow the script to execute? It is a little worrying. -- Regards, Rony. GNU/Linux ! No Viruses No Spyware Only Freedom.

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Check out my photos on Facebook
by Romel Dutta 13 May '09

13 May '09

Hi Linuxers, I invited you to join Facebook a while back and wanted to remind you that once you join, we'll be able to connect online, share photos, organize groups and events, and more. Thanks, Romel To sign up for Facebook, follow the link below: http://www.facebook.com/p.php?i=739756118&k=S6C4X66ZTY6MXKB1VA3TY&r linuxers(a)mm.glug-bom.org was invited to join Facebook by Romel Dutta. If you do not wish to receive this type of email from Facebook in the future, please click on the link below to unsubscribe. http://www.facebook.com/o.php?k=676b8b&u=796073388&mid=73c42fG2f731dacG0G8 Facebook's offices are located at 156 University Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94301.

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Check out my photos on Facebook
by Romel Dutta 13 May '09

13 May '09

Hi Linuxers, I invited you to join Facebook a while back and wanted to remind you that once you join, we'll be able to connect online, share photos, organize groups and events, and more. Thanks, Romel To sign up for Facebook, follow the link below: http://www.facebook.com/p.php?i=739756118&k=R4M5QW5YW6XMZCFEXG64X&r linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in was invited to join Facebook by Romel Dutta. If you do not wish to receive this type of email from Facebook in the future, please click on the link below to unsubscribe. http://www.facebook.com/o.php?k=81ff72&u=512595019&mid=73c426G1e8d944bG0G8 Facebook's offices are located at 156 University Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94301.

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IMAP authentication failure with dovecot
by Mehul Ved 12 May '09

12 May '09

Hi, I am trying to setup ISPConfig 2.2.32 on CentOS 5.3 32-bit. I followed the how-to on howtoforge for CentOS 5.2[1]. The control panel is working and the emails are being delivered to the mailbox. But, I am unable to login via IMAP.1 Here's the output from telnet ----- telnet dtc.progresspartners.co.in 143 Trying 70.38.112.176... Connected to dtc.progresspartners.co.in. Escape character is '^]'. * OK Dovecot ready. a login mehul(a)thehappinesscompany.in ***** a NO Authentication failed. * BYE Disconnected for inactivity. Connection closed by foreign host. ----- Here's the logs for dovecot ----- dovecot: May 11 01:53:03 Info: auth(default): new auth connection: pid=31674 dovecot: May 11 01:53:16 Info: auth(default): client in: AUTH 1 PLAIN service=IMAP lip=::ffff:70.38.112.176 rip=::ffff:122.169.50.85 resp=AG1laHVsQHRoZWhhcHBpbmVzc2NvbXBhbnkuaW4AbWVodWw= dovecot: May 11 01:53:16 Info: auth(default): pam(mehul@thehappinesscompany.in,::ffff:122.169.50.85): lookup service=dovecot dovecot: May 11 01:53:18 Info: auth(default): pam(mehul@thehappinesscompany.in,::ffff:122.169.50.85): pam_authenticate() failed: User not known to the underlying authentication module dovecot: May 11 01:53:18 Info: auth(default): client out: FAIL 1 user=mehul(a)thehappinesscompany.in dovecot: May 11 01:56:16 Info: imap-login: Disconnected: Inactivity: user=<mehul(a)thehappinesscompany.in>, method=PLAIN, rip=::ffff:122.169.50.85, lip=::ffff:70.38.112.176 ----- /etc/dovecot.conf ----- protocols = imap imaps pop3 pop3s log_path = /var/log/dovecot/error.log info_log_path = /var/log/dovecot/info.log log_timestamp = "%b %d %H:%M:%S " syslog_facility = mail login_dir = /var/run/dovecot/login login_chroot = yes login_greeting = Dovecot ready. login_log_format_elements = user=<%u> method=%m rip=%r lip=%l %c login_log_format = %$: %s protocol imap { } protocol pop3 { } protocol lda { postmaster_address = postmaster(a)example.com } auth_debug = yes auth_debug_passwords = yes auth default { mechanisms = plain login passdb pam { } userdb passwd { } user = root } dict { } plugin { } ----- I have checked that the username and password exist and are correct. I am not sure if dovecot should be authenticating using PAM or use some files or mysql. Any pointers to the solve the issue will be appreciated. 1. http://www.howtoforge.com/perfect-server-centos-5.2 -- This file will self-destruct in five minutes. - http://kingsly.net/tmp/fortune.php/1242019626

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Debian DVD
by Mukund Deshmukh 12 May '09

12 May '09

Hi, Are there any Linux CD vendors on the list, I need Debian DVD set, plus some other CD. Please mail me at betacompngp(at)gmail.com Warm Regards, Mr. Mukund Deshmukh, Beta Computronics Pvt Ltd. 10/1 IT Park, Parsodi, Nagpur -440022 India. Web site - http://betacomp.com Meet us at our Booth 10.1 A09 , CHINAPLAS 2009 , May 18 - 21, 2009, Pazhou Complex, Guangzhou, CHINA.

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Netbook - HP 2140 looking for user feedback/comments
by Arun Khan 12 May '09

12 May '09

Based upon this HCL for Ubuntu Netbook Remix (UNR) 9.04 <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupport/Machines/Netbooks> I am considering HP2140. Does anyone here on this list have any experience with it? Availability and price in Mumbai? TIA -- Arun Khan

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Small Form Factor Linux File Server ( Home )
by Dinesh A. Joshi 10 May '09

10 May '09

The thread subject says it all. Any suggestions? I'm primarily looking to build an el-cheapo Linux box. I dont care how low powered it is as long as it has: 1. 1 or 2 Gigabit ethernet ports 2. A display adapter 3. 1 or 2 USB ports 4. Can accommodate atleast one SATA drive 4. Runs cool and above all, is reliable. Either point me to something that is already there in the market but I'd rather build it myself. The keyword here being: SMALL form factor! :) Thanks! Dinesh A. Joshi

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[Wanted]Ubuntu 9.04 desktop CD i386
by Easwar Hariharan 08 May '09

08 May '09

Hey all, A friend requires a Ubuntu 9.04 32bit CD,while I possess the Ubuntu 8.10 x86_64 CD,and alternate CD of Ubuntu 9.04 x86_64.Any one having a CD or ISO of Ubuntu 9.04 32 bit,please contact off list. Regards, Easwar Registered Linux user #442065

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Printer problem
by Mukund Deshmukh 08 May '09

08 May '09

Hi, Back again. Puppy linux is roaring on celeron box, but having problem in printer and window share mounting. 1. I can access printer LBP1210 on XP machine. If I send a print file by smbclient it prints correctly . The print file is created on XP machine, but when I print through CUPS, it does not print but CUPS says job is completed. Cups is configured for LBP1270. Any idea... 2. I can mount a window share by smbclient, but mount -t smbfs <other parameters> fails. Any idea... Warm Regards, Mr. Mukund Deshmukh, Beta Computronics Pvt Ltd. 10/1 IT Park, Parsodi, Nagpur -440022 India. Web site - http://betacomp.com Meet us at our Booth 10.1 A09 , CHINAPLAS 2009 , May 18 - 21, 2009, Pazhou Complex, Guangzhou, CHINA.

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Debian switching from glibc to eglibc
by Siddhesh Poyarekar 07 May '09

07 May '09

So who will follow? http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/05/06/2050216 -- Siddhesh Poyarekar http://siddhesh.in

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Broadband connections
by george＠annamsoft.com 07 May '09

07 May '09

Hi All, Currently i have a 2-Mbps BSNL broadband connection which is terminated to our Linux Server (Fedora) which acts as the Internet gateway to our LAN users from the DSL Modem using PPPoE. Now, i want to replace this with a new 2-Mbps AIRTEL broadband connection. My queries: 1. Should i run the ADSL-SETUP again for the new connection. 2. If i add another NIC(for the new connection) and run the ADSL-SETUP, will this affect the existing connection. 3. Is there a way such that, i can configure this new Airtel connection without disturbing the existing BSNL connection and just swap the DSL modem. Thanks & Regards, George John.

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PCB software
by Mukund Deshmukh 07 May '09

07 May '09

Hi, Now I am looking for protel / orcad alternative in Linux. Basically I should be able to open my old layouts made in protel and orcad.

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Backup Internet Line
by george＠annamsoft.com 06 May '09

06 May '09

Hello All, I would like to have a backup internet connection to maintain a 100% up-time of the Internet. We want to achieve this by automatically switching between the internet links if it fails (i.e for eg. if the BSNL link goes off, it has to take the AIRTEL link and once the BSNL link is ready, it has to switch automatically to it.) Can anyone throw some guidance on achieving the same. Thanks & Regards, George John.

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Why people quit Linux?
by Roshan 05 May '09

05 May '09

List, Came across this article on pcworld. Thought it would be an interesting read for the "community" to understand what the 'average' end user wants. :) Indicative, not necessarily correct. But good to an extent. http://www.pcworld.com/article/164205/why_people_quit_linux.html -- Roshan Baladhanvi

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[COMMERCIAL] Fwd: DLUG
by Raj Mathur 05 May '09

05 May '09

[Forwarding without prejudice -- Raju] ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: DLUG Date: Monday 04 May 2009 From: Scott Mackenzie <scott.mackenzie(a)meeza.com.qa> To: "raju(a)linux-delhi.org" <raju(a)linux-delhi.org> Dear Raju, We are building out a business in Doha, Qatar that will span the Middle East & North Africa. The business model is quite unique and is pushing out a better balance of Linux/Unix/MS/Other than ever before in the region. Linux/Unix is not widely used and locating the talent needed to help balance the market is very challenging. We are seeking some help from DLUG. Can DLUG please communicate to its membership that this hip startup called MEEZA (apologies v.1.0 of our site is not great) http://www.meeza.com.qa/ needs help and is seeking full time employees to join us. We are targeting those that are considered Gurus or Gurus in training and have direct experience in service provider operations. With the global economic downturn affecting many we hope that this opportunity may be of interest to members of DLUG. Thank you for taking the time to consider this request. Warm Regards, Scott E. MacKenzie Chief Executive Officer MEEZA T +974 454 7120 M +974 585 4188 F +974 454 7121 Email: scott.mackenzie(a)meeza.com.qa<mailto:scott.mackenzie@meeza.com.qa> P.O.BOX 5825 Doha - Qatar www.meeza.com.qa<https://mail.meeza.com.qa/OWA/www.meeza.com.qa> ________________________________ Disclaimer: This email and any attachments thereto are confidential and it may contain information protected by intellectual Property Laws or otherwise legally privileged. It is intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately and delete this email and any attachments from your system and destroy any printout thereof. Any unauthorized use or disclosure of this email and its attachments is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. MEEZA QSTP-LLC (MEEZA) does not certify that this email or any attachments are free of viruses or defects and recommends that you undertake your own virus checking procedures before opening this e-mail or any attachments. MEEZA does not accept any liability for any loss or damage resulting from the use of this e-mail or any attachments. The contents of this e-mail and any attachments do not necessarily represent the views or polices of MEEZA. As the integrity of e-mails across the internet cannot be guaranteed, MEEZA does not accept any liability for any e-mails and attachments which may violate the relevant applicable laws. ------------------------------------------------------- -- Raj Mathur raju(a)kandalaya.org http://kandalaya.org/ GPG: 78D4 FC67 367F 40E2 0DD5 0FEF C968 D0EF CC68 D17F PsyTrance & Chill: http://schizoid.in/ || It is the mind that moves

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First Question: "How do I install Linux?"
by Roshan 04 May '09

04 May '09

List, I am not trying to install any distro but my orientation towards being newbie friendly just doesn't stop. Why? I receive quite a few emails about "how do I install Linux?" in my inbox on a monthly basis. Apparently, guides on the internet aren't /generic/ enough to answer such a question. So, I thought of writing 'just-generic-enough' tutorial on the wiki and have completed it. It is a wiki article, so by no means, it may be termed 'complete'. In other words, your comments / additions / deletions are welcome, provided you have an account. http://db.glug-bom.org/wiki/index.php/The_FIRST_Question:_How_do_I_install_… -- Roshan Baladhanvi

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Fwd: [JOB] Project on FOSS adoption in Indian education
by Shakthi Kannan 04 May '09

04 May '09

FYI, === Forwarded message === From: Prabhu Ramachandran <prabhu(a)aero.iitb.ac.in> Date: Mon, May 4, 2009 at 3:51 PM Subject: [JOB] Project on FOSS adoption in Indian education Hello, Project positions are open at IIT Bombay for a new government funded project on adoption of Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) in Indian science and engineering education. Applicants may email their resumes along with a one page writeup on why they think they are well suited for the project to: admin.foss[at]iitb.ac.in News, announcements and details regarding the project are available here: http://www.aero.iitb.ac.in/~prabhu/Projects/FOSSEducation Overview of the project ----------------------- The eventual goal is to replace the use of commercial tools in Indian science and engineering education at the college level. Towards this we are working on the following broad themes: - Python for scientific computing. - Scilab (http://www.scilab.org, http://www.scilab.in). - Multimedia authoring tool suited for Indian languages with a LaTeX backend. - Other projects related to the above. I will be personally involved with the "Python for scientific computing" component. This will broadly involve: - NumPy (http://numpy.scipy.org), - SciPy (http://www.scipy.org), - matplotlib (http://matplotlib.sf.net), - Sage (http://www.sagemath.org), - Mayavi (http://code.enthought.com/projects/mayavi), - ETS (http://code.enthought.com/projects), - SymPy (http://code.google.com/p/sympy), and various other packages of interest. As part of the project you will have opportunity to work with the core developers of these major projects. Requirements ------------ The positions are all for a maximum duration of 3 years. The initial appointment will be for a period of 1 year which will be extended based on performance. - Project manager: 1 position - Technical writer: 1 position - Software Developers/content generators: - Python: 4 positions - Scilab: 3 positions - LaTeX: 2 positions You will need to stay on campus or commute to IITB. Accommodation will be provided if available, otherwise HRA will be provided. Qualifications --------------- Project manager: - Good knowledge of programming and open source software community - People management - Communication - Organizational skills Technical writer: - Excellent language and communication skills (spoken and written) - Familiarity with computers - Willingness to learn Programmers/content generators: - Willingness to learn - Good programming skills - Passion for FOSS - Experience with FOSS - Good math and science skills System administration and web development skills are also required so strong applications with those skills would also be considered. Experience with Python/Scilab/LaTeX is a plus. Experience with working on a FOSS project is a big plus. Job description --------------- As part of this project you will work towards creating material for adoption of the various existing FOSS tools in the science and engineering curriculum. This will involve generation of a significant amount of documentation in the form of tutorials, audio/video demonstrations, written material, and lectures. The material will often go towards augmenting existing courses. The project will involve working with several well known packages and improving them both in terms of documentation and code to add features or fix bugs. We will be hosting several workshops, sprints and conferences where you will get to meet the developers of many important packages. Remuneration ------------- The pay will be in the range Rs. 10000 to 30000 depending on the qualifications and experience. For extra-ordinary people the upper limit is flexible. Accommodation will be provided on campus if available. Why you should apply -------------------- - You get paid to improve and write FOSS. - You get to do really meaningful work -- your work will influence generations of future students all over India and potentially elsewhere. - You get to work on some of the most important projects that will influence the future of science and engineering. - You get to meet and work with the authors of various important packages. - You will be at IIT Bombay and will have best of both worlds -- good pay and an academic environment. Thanks. Prabhu Ramachandran http://www.aero.iitb.ac.in/~prabhu === END === -- Shakthi Kannan http://www.shakthimaan.com

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Backup Internet Line
by Raghu Prasad 04 May '09

04 May '09

Hi George! > I would like to have a backup internet connection to maintain a 100% > up-time of the Internet. > > We want to achieve this by automatically switching between the internet > links if it fails (i.e for eg. if the BSNL link goes off, it has to take > the AIRTEL link and once the BSNL link is ready, it has to switch > automatically to it.) > > Can anyone throw some guidance on achieving the same. Checking the link automatically won't work all the time, as mentioned in earlier posts. But still it may work most of the time. There are scripts available which can switch the network settings in such a way that a particular configuration can be chosen from a list of options. One of the problem in using multiple network interfaces have been naming the interface reliably. Which card would be eth0 and which would be eth1? Kernel used to switch cards occasionally while initializing the network interface. This problem can be solved now with udev rules. Once the system names the interfaces correctly, a simple script can be used to initialize required interface when need arises. In my setup, I use a script which uses dialog (curses based console UI) to switch the default gateway. It uses sudo to allow a group of selected users to do this job. Using a curses based UI allows a non-technical person to do the required task without getting into the nitty-gritty of the network setup. This script can be customized to do automatic switching of the interfaces by adding special command-line options. If required, I can provide this script to anyone interested in it. Raghu

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User Guides
by beta tester 02 May '09

02 May '09

I am a new user to linux i would like to know where i could get a good user guide for squid & squidguard.

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